On the issue of the tariff, President Grover Cleveland
a. supported high rates
b. advocated lower rates
c. outmaneuvered the Republican candidate Benjamin Harrison
d. was content to follow the lead of Congress
e. favored tariffs on agricultural but not industrial products
Ans: b. advocated lower rates
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